| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Eagle |
| Builder | Harlan and Hollingsworth, Wilmington, Delaware |
| Launched | 1890 |
| Acquired | by purchase, 2 April 1898 |
| Commissioned | 5 April 1898 |
| Decommissioned | 23 May 1919 |
| Fate | Sold, 3 January 1920 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Gunboat |
| Displacement | 434 long tons (441 t) |
| Length | 177 ft (54 m) |
| Beam | 24 ft (7.3 m) |
| Draft | 11 ft 6 in (3.51 m) |
| Speed | 12 kn (14 mph; 22 km/h) |
| Complement | 67 officers and enlisted |
| Armament | 2 × 6-pounder (57 mm (2.24 in)) guns |
The fifth USS Eagle served in the United States Navy from 1898 to 1919, and saw action in the Spanish–American War and service during World War I.
Eagle, a yacht, was built in 1890 as Almy by Harlan and Hollingsworth, Wilmington, Delaware; purchased by the Navy on 2 April 1898 and renamed Eagle; and commissioned three days later, Lieutenant William Henry Hudson Southerland in command.